wrongful death

English

Noun

wrongful death

1. (law) A civil claim against a person who can be held liable for the death of another.

Further reading

• “wrongful death”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “wrongful death”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• wrongful death on Wikipedia.Wikipedia